Fuel-air munition and device

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:862525

Carlson, Gary A ^[1]

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1. Albuquerque, NM

An aerially delivered fuel-air munition consisting of an impermeable tank filled with a pressurized liquid fuel and joined at its two opposite ends with a nose section and a tail assembly respectively to complete an aerodynamic shape. On impact the tank is explosively ruptured to permit dispersal of the fuel in the form of a fuel-air cloud which is detonated after a preselected time delay by means of high explosive initiators ejected from the tail assembly. The primary component in the fuel is methylacetylene, propadiene, or mixtures thereof to which is added a small mole fraction of a relatively high vapor pressure liquid diluent or a dissolved gas diluent having a low solubility in the primary component.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(29-1)-789
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3955509
• OSTI ID: 862525
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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fuel-air
munition
device
aerially
delivered
consisting
impermeable
tank
filled
pressurized
liquid
fuel
joined
opposite
nose
section
tail
assembly
respectively
complete
aerodynamic
shape
impact
explosively
ruptured
permit
dispersal
form
cloud
detonated
preselected
time
delay
means
explosive
initiators
ejected
primary
component
methylacetylene
propadiene
mixtures
added
mole
fraction
relatively
vapor
pressure
diluent
dissolved
gas
solubility
selected time
pressurized liquid
time delay
vapor pressure
liquid fuel
pressure liquid
primary component
preselected time
fuel-air munition
dissolved gas
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